Palmieri is not as good as Pyatt. He has 8 pts. in 21 games in Hartford for us. He's Connecticut's version of Pyatt. And he doesn't fight either for those who think he's some kind of tough guy--check out hockeyfights.com--his list of fights is very meagre. Mashinter makes much more sense if you're looking for a big forward who might combine some offense with aggression. Or Segal. Or Yogan in a year or so.

Anyway I don't think MZA was making a lot of difference last night either. Ottawa had their end pretty much locked down and Bishop did the rest. MZA is not a qb type of player. For one--he's not the guy who brings the puck up ice all that often. He's good once the team gets clear possession--when he has the puck then he is capable of making creative plays. PWP's I saw last night that wasn't the case--we weren't getting much possession at all. Rangers were outplayed by a better team.